Exposure meter



am 3, 1939. H. sAUER ET A1.

EXPOSURE METER Filed Feb. 17, 1957 `lmvf Inventors H5025 Jewel" `limremfal Jan. 3, 1939 EXPOSURE METER Hans Sauer, Gerhard Henkel; and Heinrich Bartels, Dresden, Germany, assignors to Zeiss Ikon Aktiengesellschaft, Dresden, Germany Application February 17, 1937, Serial No. 126,128 In Germany April 18, 1936 f7 Claims. (Cl. 88-23) The invention relates to improvements in exposure meters for photographic purposes, and particularly pertains to the arrangement of polarizing filters in or on exposure meters.

It is an object of the invention to provide an exposure meter with an adjustable polarizing filter, comprising for instance, foils of dichroic crystal material placed between transparent plates which are cemented together. The application of a polarizing filter to an exposure meter serves the purpose of determining simultaneously with the exposure time the correct position of the polarizing filter, at which disturbing light reflexes, when photographing bright objects, are eliminated. The invention, particularly is adapted for such exposure meters in which an indication of the exposure time appears in the observation opening of the exposure meter. After the polarizerpn the exposure meter has been adjusted, the polarizer on the lens of the photographic camera has to be 'adjusted to the same position as the polarizer on the exposure meter. Another object of the invention is to provide a photoelectric exposure meter with a polarizing lter which covers not only the observation opening of the exposure meter but covers also the opening through which the photoelectric cell is .exposed to light.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a photoelectric exposure meter with two .similar polarizing filters, one of which is arranged in front of the observatioi Window and the other one in front of the photoelectric cell, and .to provide means for adjusting the two polarizing filters simultaneously and'to ,the same extent.

Another object of the invention is to provide an exposure meter with a detachable polarizing filter, which may be adapted to be transferred to 40 the photographic lens or to the finder lens of a camera.

It is also an object of the invention to lprovide the polarizing filter with a. color filter, which may be permanently or detachably combined with the polarizing filter.

With these and other objects in view the invention includes the following novel features and details of construction and combination of parts, 50 to be hereinafter described and illustrated in the -accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the Iexposure meter, with a portion of the front wall broken away,

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same, partly in horizontal section on the vlinel II-II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front viewof a polarizer, which is adapted to be applied to an exposure meter of conventional construction; V

Fig. 4 is a side view of the polarizer when attached to an exposure meter;

Fig. 5 is a front view of an adapter for a single polarizing filter adapted to cover both the viewing opening and the cell exposing opening of a photoelectric exposure meter;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the adapter on the line VI-VI of Fig. 5 with the exposure meter in outline;

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 with the polarizing filter attached to the adapter;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation view of the parts shown in Fig. 7, a portion of the parts shown in Fig. 7, a portion of the polarizer mounting being shown in section; and

Fig. 9 illustrates a modification of Fig. 8, namely a polarizing filter combined with a color filter.

The Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate by way of example a photoelectric exposure meter comprising an oblong casing I which contains the photoelectric cell 2 and the measuring instrument 3. The rear wall 5 of the casing I is provided with an observation openings, which may be provided with a lens l. 'I'he front wall 8 is provided with an opening 9 for exposing the photoelectric cell 2 to light and with an opening III in axial alinement with the observation opening 6. The axis of observation extends clear through the recessed or hollow center portionl of the permanent magnet II of the measuring instrument 3 and the free end of the pointer 4 appears in the observation area. By looking into the observation opening 6 and directing the opening I0 toward the object to be photographed, the

photoelectric cell 2 will be energized by light reflected from said object and the position of the pointer 4 will be an indication of the exposure time for which the camera has to be ad-l justed. i

In accordance with one embodiment of the invention', .a polarizing filter I2 is rotatably supported bymeans of a mounting I3 within the casing I ldirectly behind the viewing opening I0 in the front wall 8. A similar polarizing filter I4, however, of larger size, is rotatably supported by its mounting I5 in front of the photoelectric cell 2, between the latter and the front wall 8 and substantially in the same plane as the polarizing lter I2. As particularly shown in Fig. 1, the polarizer mounting I3 and I5 are each provided at their circumference with a lseries of gear teeth I6 and I'I respectively, meshing with a common pinion I8 ixed on a shaft 20. The shaft extends outside the casing I and at its outer end has xed thereto a manually operable disk-shaped member 2| provided on its outer exposed face with a scale 22 cooperating with a xed mark 23 on the front wall of the casing I. -Upon rotation ofthe disk-shaped member 2I both polarizing filters I2 and I4 are I rotated simultaneously in the same direction and the scale 22 indicates the position of the filters, so that a corresponding filter, which is arranged in front of the camera lens, may be adjusted to the same relative position in which disturbing reflexes are minimized or eliminated. It will be noted, that as soon as the adjustment of the polarizing filters I2-and I4 has been effected, the exposure time for the respective position of the lter may be determined at once, without removing the exposure meter from the eye. The same observation opening 6 through which the object to be photographed is viewed during the adjustrnent of the polarizing filters I2 and I4 is used for observingthe indication' of the measuring instrument 3, for the pointer 4, as mentioned previously, appears in same observation area covered by the polarizing lter I2. Obviously, since the photoelectric cell 2 is covered by a similar .filter I4, the cell is energized by light `from which the undesirable refiexes have been eliminated.

The Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate a polarizer which forms a separate device and is adapted to be attached and detached to and from a conventional exposure meter. The polarizing filters 25 and 26, which come to lie in front of the viewing opening and the photoelectric cell respectively, are mounted rotatably in the front portion 21 of a casing-like member 28 which is provided with a rearwardly extending oblong slotted wall 29 adapted to receive the casing 30 of the exposure meter. Springs 3l may be provided to retain the exposure meter within said casing-like' member 28. As in the first embodiment, a manually rotatable disk-shaped member 32 with a scale 33 is mounted on the outside of the front portion 21 on a shaft 34 and is adapted to rotate the two polarizing filters 25 and-26 simultaneously, unl- The Figs. 5 and 6 inustrate the adapter of the` polarizer, which consists of a slotted oblong wall 43 adapted to surround the oblong casing of exposure meter 30, a front wall 44 provided with two apertures 45 and 46 in alinement with the Iviewing opening 40 and the photoelectric cell 4I respectively of the exposure meter, and an annular flange 4I for frictionally engaging the mounting 48 4(`'ig.`8) of the polarizing filter 50.

According to Fig. 8 the filter 50 is xedly secured in a mounting ring.494 which is'rotatably adjustable, for instance by means of a thread, in the mounting 48. After the ilter 50 has been rotatably adjusted, it may be removed with its mounting 48 from the flange 41 of the adapter and may be transferred in the same 'relative position to a photographic lens or a finder lens, as desired. A scale, for instance on the adapter,

with the polarizing filter.

may be provided, to permit a ready determination of the position of the lter, so that a corresponding lter on the photographic lens may be adjusted to the same position,.or the filter be transferred in the same position to the lens.

If desired, the polarizing lter of the invention may be combined with a color filter, to obtain for instance a certain reproduction of the light values oi colors. For such a purpose, the casv ing of the exposure meter or the mountings of the lters are constructed in such a way, that a color lter may be conveniently associated Fig. 9 shows by way of example a polarizing filter 5I combined with a color filter 52 in the adjustable mounting ring of the adapter.

What we claim is:

1. In a photoelectric exposure meter, the combination of a casing provided with two spaced openings in one wall, a photoelectric cell in alinement with one of said openings, an electric measuring instrument associated with the photoelectric cel1,the rear wall of the casing having a viewing opening in alinement with the other opening in said first mentioned wall, and polarizing means conjointly rotatably adjustable in frontV of the photoelectric cell opening and the other opening in said rst mentioned wall, and means associated with said casing for rotatably supporting said polarizing means in front of said two spaced openings.

2. In an electric exposure meter, the combination of a casing, a photoelectric cell, a measuring instrument, the casing having two spaced openings in its front wall, the photoelectric cell I being in alinement with one of said openings, the rear wall of the casing having a viewing opening in alinement with the other opening vin said front wall, polarizing means conjointly rotatably adjustable in front of the opening f-or the photoelectric cell and the other opening, means associated with said casing for rotatably supporting said polarizing means, and means indicating the adjustment of said polarizing means. 3. In an exposure meter, the' combination of a casing having a front wall with two spacedl openings, a photocell in the interior of the casing in alinement with one of said openings, the v rear Wall of the casing being provided with ay viewing opening in alinem-ent with the other opening in the said front wall, separate polarizing means in front of the opening of the photoelectric cell and the viewing opening respectively, means associated with .said' casing for rotatably supporting said separate polarizing means, and means for conjointly rotatably adjusting both of saidpolarizing means in 'front of said openings.

4. In an exposure meter, the combination of y a casing having two spaced openings in its front Wall, a photoelectric cell in the interior of the casing alined with one of saidopenings, the rear wall of the casing having a viewing opening alined with the other opening in the said front Wall, polarizing means .in front of both of said front wall openings, means ,associated with said casingl for rotatably supporting said polarizing means,4 and means for rotatably and simultaneously adjusting the polarizing means in front of both of said openings over the -same circular extent.

5. In an exposure meter, the combination of a casing having two'spaced openings in its front wall.' a Aphotocell in alinement with one of said openings, the rearwall of the casing having a viewing opening in alinement with the other front wall opening, a single polarizing element in front of both of 'said front wall openings, means associated with said casing and readily detachably attached thereto for rotatably supporting said polarizing element in' front of said two openings, and means for rotatably adjusting said single polarizing element to the same extent relatively to both of said front Wall openings.

6. In an exposure meter, the combination of a casing having two spaced openings in its front wall, a photoelectric cell in alinement with one oi said openings within the casing, the rear wall of the casing having a viewing opening in alinement with the other opening of the front wall, a polarizing means for both of said front wall openings, a single detachable carrier for said polarizing means attachable to said casing, and

means on said detachable carrier for rotatably i adjusting said polarizing means relatively to both of said openings simultaneously the same angular distance.

7. In an exposure meter, the combination of a casing having two spaced openings in its front wall, a photocell in the casing in alinement with one of said openings, the rear wall of the casing having a viewing opening in alinement with the other front wall opening, a single disc of polarizing material of a size suiiicient to overlap both of said front wall openings, and a carrier detachable i'rom said larizing disc is rotatably supported.

HANS SAUER.' GERHARD I-IENKEL. 4HEINRICH BARTELS.

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